The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
From Trov Grove.

Troy GROVE, March 2S.-The old adsee Of
March coming In like lamb and going out
Ike lion is being verified again The storm
Sunday was very hard on cattle and early
fruit.
Considerable wheat has been sown which
now stands good show Of amounting moth.
ing Ploughing the past week has progress.
ed rapidly and was simply immense. |
never saw the ground turn in better shape
Mrs, Meh and daughter Sarah who spent
the fall with relatives and friends in the
South, returned last week. She says for
steady place to live she prefers the old
Sucker state.
Mr. Hurd and wife are the guests of our
genial merchant, d. IIapemen
Our burg still has two NJ. D.'s to attend
our sick and aiing.
If Mr. krausse does not keep his son John
from visiting Chicago, he will have to build
an addition to his already large store. Last
week John got away and went to the Gar
len City, and the result was it took two
men and team a week to draw the goods
to the store. The firm has now one of the
heaviest and largest stock ever seen in the
town.
John Richard says he was born lazy. Con-
sequently, it's no fault of his if he is lazy.
But he says he can split more wood than
n Rnp hn. i'll I.
and Dave got sick and threw up the Job, mot
the wood and John came off victor. Tally
one for Foxy.
MIR. Hall. at Triumph, gave Uncle Reeder
a lot, to erect upon it a house and live near
him. The house is nearly finished Homer
will lose good and true citizen when Mr..
Reeder leaves.
W. +. Wylie and Frank Roth, Of Mendoza,
were in our burg Friday visiting old chums
md friends.
Meinhards mill is now undergoing re
pairs. When completed it will be full
'oller mill
Our blacksmths are very busy repairing
ools.
Billy Mitchell starts a bran new side.bar
,uggy. Look out, girls.
Tom Stephenson i laid up with rheuma-
ism.
Geo Deu'Sch, who went to Lincoln, Neb,
Nth DR.. Everett, returned Friday
Baling hay has been extensively carried
II here for some time past. John Wyle had
fy.two tons baled. Six dollars per ton is
ne price paid for it after put on the cars
Jacob Croisant is the happiest man in Troy
rove, and well may he be. His genial wife
st week made him Il handsome present,
hch delights Mr.. Croisant The boy and
other are doing well.
Young Shultz, who was shot at Triumph
eek ago by playmate, is doing well.
Geo. Westgate sold four horses at Earl last
4turday to buyers for $3.50.
| understand the Lewis girls will seon
owe their dress and millinery establish
ent to Belvedere. DR.. Corbus will use their
ilding for an office.
Some of the TRADER boys must have been
big drunk, as two issues bear the date
March 18th, 1887.
A huge scandal concerning two prominent
N is in circulation here. Nothing of it
ltains word of truth, and the getters.up
such stuff should be punished II looks
me to be clear case of blackmail
Ditchng is progressing very rapidly.
Jesse Wylie will no doubt teach in No. s
$ summer.
We welcome U & to the TRADERS list of
Give us letter as often as
sible, James.
great deal of wheat will be sown this
ing, and MIR. Meinhart will reap bonan-
with his new roller mill.
.irsteatter & Wand have sold $l76 worth
,orn husks. A good winters work,
PEURo.